Week at a Glance (9/19-9/23)

ELA

To decode and encode /ch/ words
To read a decodable story with /ch/ words
To recognize and spell Memory Words: I, my, she, her, he, his
To recognize tch spelling patterns
To use personal and possessive pronouns
To use capitalization and end marks to write sentences
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To observe punctuation while reading
To identify speakers and characters
To understand and describe characters and events
To monitor comprehension: Read on
To retell key details
To connect ideas
To listen to and discuss a complex informational text
To compare and contrast
To know and use text features
To understand and use unit 1 Words to Know: communicate, powerful, balance
To write a list of events
To select a topic for a personal narrative
To draw and write about something you did
To write about something you did

MATH

To use a ten-frame and counters to make sums of 10 in different ways
To identify missing parts of 10
To identify math statements as true or false

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Arushi wonders why she has to go to bed while the sun is still up, and learns that the sun stays up longer on some days than others. The lesson includes a short exercise where students get moving by acting out a bedtime routine.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To listen and speak effectively
To practice and build conversation skills

To tell ways to be a good friend
To explain why it’s important to be truthful

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus is the greatest gift from God the Father
To explain that God wants us to help others feel welcome
To tell that we show our love to God when we care for others
To define liturgy, Mass, and praise

Week at a Glance (9/12-9/16)

ELA

To decode short-vowel words
To read a decodable story
TO read a grade-level text
To encode spelling patterns
To use and spell Memory Words: was, put
To encode pattern words and short vowel words
To encode rhyming words
To understand and use alphabetical order
To recognize contraction let’s
To understand speech balloons
To understand and use said and dialogue punctuation
To understand and use possessive nouns
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To observe punctuation while reading
To connect events: cause and effect
To retell a story
To identify topic of a grade-level text
To give and support opinions
To write sentences about what you like to do

MATH

To use counters to make sums of 6 and 7 in different ways
To use counters to make sums of 8 in different ways
To use counters to make sums of 9 in different ways
To use a ten-frame and counters to make sums of 10 in different ways

SCIENCE

To develop a model of the sun’s daily path across the sky, then use this model to help someone who’s lost. In the activity, Sun Finder, students create a mobile paper model of the sun and earth to illustrate the position of the sun throughout the day.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain what it means to be respectful and responsible
To explain and give examples of good and bad choices

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus is the greatest gift from God the Father
To explain that God wants us to help others feel welcome
To tell that we share our love for God when we care for others
To define liturgy, Mass, and praise

Week at a Glance 9/6-9/9

ELA

To distinguish short-vowel sounds a, e, i, o, u
To decode and encode short vowel words
To read a decodable story
To identify vowels and consonants
To decode phrases
To distinguish between words with different vowel sounds
To read a decodable informational text
To recognize and spell Memory Words: for, you, like, to, of, no
To encode plural ~s words
To use beginning capitalization and end marks in sentences
To add ~s to verbs
To understand exclamation marks
To understand and use adjectives and prepositional phrases
To read and discuss a grade-level literary text
To understand picture-text relationships
To identify patterns in a literary text
To identify topic of an informational text
To connect ideas
To retell key details
To compare and contrast: fiction and informational text

MATH

To write addition facts horizontally and vertically
To write a number sentence to solve problems
To use counters to make sums of 4 and 5 in different ways
To use counters to make sums of 6 and 7 in different ways

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Jada explores why her shadow changes over the course of a day at the beach. The lesson includes a short exercise where students act out the movement of shadows with their bodies.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To tell why we have rules
To explain our classroom rules
To tell why we have laws
To tell the difference between laws and rules

RELIGION

To explain that we show our thanks and love to God by caring for his creation
To define or explain Amen, creation, Creator, God, and saint
To tell about the Sign of the Cross
To introduce and discuss: What can you do to help others? like Saint Vincent de Paul

Week at a Glance

ELA

To identify Ff, Ww, Nn, Ii, Hh, Rr, Bb, Ee, Mm, Pp, Vv, Kk, Uu
To decode short vowel words
To encode short vowel words
To read a decodable story
To form capital letters and lower-case letters
To use capitalization for names
To understand structure of sentences
To use beginning capitalization and end punctuation
To understand and use singular and plural nouns
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To understand characters
To describe and compare characters
To understand and use Review Unit Word to Know: adventures
To understand and use nouns and verbs
To discuss the use of labels
To use temporary spelling for picture labels
To recognize types of sentences: declarative, exclamatory, interrogative
To write singular and plural nouns to complete sentences

MATH

To use manipulatives to model addition stories
To add two parts to make a whole
To write addition number sentences
To find sums by adding zero
To write addition facts horizontally and vertically

SCIENCE

Students investigate what it takes to make a stationary object’s shadow move. In the activity, Moving Shadows, students use flashlights and paper gnomes to explore how moving the position of a light makes shadows move. Students relate these observations to shadows changing throughout the day and the Sun’s position moving across the sky.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To tell why we have rules
To explain our classroom rules

RELIGION

To identify things that God creates
To tell that God created everything out of love for us
To explain that we show our thanks and love to God by caring for his creation

To define or explain Amen, creation, Creator, God, and saint

Couple Reminders!

-Your child should wear his/her gym inform on Monday's and Friday's.

-A few students are missing headphones, no rush but just a reminder!

-Please send your child with a healthy nut-free snack.

-Please join SeeSaw if you haven't already!

-HUGE thank you for everyone who has purchased items off the Amazon Wishlist, I am so grateful!

St. Joseph Catholic School

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